Lyric Novella (Paperback)

Schwarzenbach's clear, psychologically acute prose makes this novella an evocative narrative, with many intriguing parallels to her own life. Annemarie Schwarzenbach-journalist, novelist, antifascist, archaeologist, and traveler-has become a European cult figure for bohemian free spirits since the rediscovery of her works in the late 1980s. Lyric Novella is her story of a young man's obsession with a Berlin variete actress. Despite having his future career mapped out for him in the diplomatic service, the young man begins to question all his family values under Sibylle's spell. His family, future, and social standing become irrelevant when set against his overriding compulsion to pick her up every night from the theater so they can go for a drive. Bringing the story back to her own life, Schwarzenbach admitted after publication that her hero was in fact a young woman, not a man, leaving little doubt that Lyric Novella is a literary tale of lesbian love during socially and politically turbulent times.

General

Imprint:	Seagull Books London Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2022
First published:	2011
Authors:	Annemarie Schwarzenbach • Lucy Renner Jones • Lucy Jones
Dimensions:	207 x 129 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	138
ISBN-13:	978-1-80309-037-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	1-80309-037-5
Barcode:	9781803090375

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!